Vertical Reefs : Life on Oil and Gas Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico /

On a clear night, the bright lights of oil platforms sparkle in the Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of these platforms off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana play an important role in the lives of underwater species who find food, shelter, and permanent homes in the ecosystem created by these big, three-di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wicksten, Mary K. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Marine ecology.
Drilling platforms > Environmental aspects.
Continental shelf.
Artificial reefs.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
NATURE > Ecology.
Plateau continental > Mexique, Golfe du.
Recifs artificiels > Mexique, Golfe du.
Plateformes de forage > Aspect de l'environnement > Mexique, Golfe du.
Continental shelf > Mexico, Gulf of.
Artificial reefs > Mexico, Gulf of.
Marine ecology > Mexico, Gulf of.
Drilling platforms > Environmental aspects > Mexico, Gulf of.
Gulf of Mexico.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:On a clear night, the bright lights of oil platforms sparkle in the Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of these platforms off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana play an important role in the lives of underwater species who find food, shelter, and permanent homes in the ecosystem created by these big, three-dimensional structures standing on the flat sea floor. They may also play lesser-known roles "above the waves" in the migration of birds and even insects. Tapping into years of diving experience, marine biologist Mary Wicksten looks at the inhabitants and visitors of these "vertical reefs", explaining.
Physical Description:1 online resource (160 pages): color illustrations
ISBN:9781623493127

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